Project Workspace system property status_report_doc_read_only

[mah1]

Xanadu Patch 7  Project Workspace v6.1.0

It appears that system property status_report_doc_read_only was added by an update to Project Workspace. The default value is true. The implication is that status reports for a project in Project Workspace should be read only. That doesn't seem to be the case; i.e., status reports appear to be editable with this set to true.  We changed the value to false but it didn't seem to have any effect; i.e, status reports for a project were still editable in Project Workspace.

I haven't been able to find any documentation on this property. Does anyone know what this property is supposed to do?

Thank you

[swapnali ombale · Accepted solution]

Hi @mah1 

The status_report_doc_read_only system property in ServiceNow controls whether users can edit or only view the status report documents. It's a boolean property, with true meaning read-only and false meaning editable. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• Purpose:

  This property dictates the functionality of status report documents within ServiceNow. 
• Value:

  • true: Users can only view the status report documents; they cannot make changes or edit them. 
  • false: Users can edit and modify the status report documents. 
• Location:

  You can find and modify this property in the System Properties table (accessible via the Navigator Filter by typing sys_properties.list). 
• Access:

  Modifying system properties often requires the "maint" role or equivalent permissions. 

  If my response helped please mark it correct and close the thread so that it benefits future readers.

[mah1]

Hi... Thank you for the information. That confirms my suspicion. I went back and determined that the only status report that is editable is the one they created yesterday. When I switched the property to false, all status reports were editable.

Thank you